DisplayFusion makes it easier to work with multiple monitors. In this respect, it avoids some of the limitations present in Windows built-in utility and even software tools designed for certain graphics cards. This way, using this product, you can have different wallpapers and screensavers on each of your monitors. Moreover, it lets you replicate Windows taskbar on all of them using different sets of shortcuts. The tool allows you to configure resolution, color, refresh rate and orientation for each of your monitors. What’s more, your choices can be saved as profiles that can be easily loaded using hotkeys.
The application has a nice interface. It permits carrying out most tasks instead of using the system’s display settings dialog. However, you may want to perform most operations by assigning hotkey combinations to them. Another way to avoid using the program’s main interface is by using the small button displayed on the title bar of the active window.
One of the most difficult things about working with multiple monitors is that your mouse pointer may get lost at times. DisplayFusion helps you perceive everything being displayed as a large workspace. Besides, its Snapping options allow dragging and organizing windows more efficiently, thus saving monitor space. Soon, you’ll notice that the small button on the title bar is the easiest way to rapidly move the active window to another monitor. This spares you the effort of dragging a window along various monitors until you find the right place.
As seen, this tool has plenty of features. Yet, there’s also the possibility of adding new ones, as it also lets you create additional functions. In this respect, the application supports writing your own macros using C# and VB.net. Another very powerful feature is the use of triggers, which run custom or user-created commands when such events as window creation and desktop unlock take place. Luckily, DisplayFusion can be controlled via a wi-fi connection, which means that you can use your smartphone or tablet to perform most of the operations already mentioned.
In general, DisplayFusion will be absolutely welcomed if you usually work with multiple monitors. It has free and paid versions, therefore some features are only available after payment. In this regard, some of these restrictions include a limited number of hotkeys and the impossibility of changing logon background. Fortunately, both versions use the same installer and the program lets you try the full version one time only after installing, after that it automatically reverts to the limited one.
v9.9 [Dec 14, 2021]
- Note: DisplayFusion 9.9 and 10.0 Beta 11 are the same build. We've released it as 9.9 stable to get the Windows 11 fixes out to everyone..
- Change: Minor tweaks to the Settings window UI.
- Change: On new installations, single-click on the tray icon now defaults to Settings instead of Desktop Wallpaper.
- Change: Added a run as administrator option to pinned taskbar buttons.
- Change: Added the "microphone in use" icon to the taskbar tray.
- Change: Separated mouse no-snag into separate X and Y settings.
- Change: Updated some taskbar elements to match Windows 11 more closely (more updates coming in future betas).
- Change: Much improved code editor for scripted functions.
- Fix: A bunch of Windows 11 fixes (we're still working through the full list).
- Fix: Reddit wallpaper fix when using r/ultrahdwallpapers.
- Fix: Potentially fixed taskbar being fully transparent on some systems.
- Fix: DesktopXamlWindow entry no longer shows in Alt Tab.
- Fix: The date on the taskbar no longer gets cut off in Windows 11.
- Fix: Taskbar clock/calendar no longer has a different colour background than the rest of the taskbar.
- Fix: Video wallpaper will now work correctly even if it can't find the proper audio codec.
- Fix: Resolved an issue with the Zenfolio wallpaper source.
- Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for VS Code.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the MSI Afterburner tray icon wasn't updating properly.
- Fix: Resolved some issues with the clock text and colour advanced settings.
- Fix: Resolved an issue with the clock overflowing to 3 lines in some cases.
- Fix: TitleBar Button compatibility adjustment for Quicken.
- Fix: Scripted Functions that open dialog windows now force the dialog to have focus when launched from the command line.
- Fix: Taskbar clock is no longer cut off in some scaling setups.
- Fix: Right-click menus no longer lose highlight when opening sub-menus.
- Fix: System tray and clock are now the correct size when the Shortcut Width advanced setting is enabled.
- Fix: TitleBar Buttons now show up on MusicMaker windows.
- Fix: Special K Injection Frontend now shows up in Alt Tab.
- Fix: Clock text on Korean Windows 10 improved.
- Fix: TitleBar Buttons no longer stay on the screen when minimizing a Groupy window.
- Fix: MobaXterm now shows up on the DisplayFusion taskbar.
- Fix: Window Snapping now works correctly when maximized dragging is enabled and Shift is held.
- Fix: Chrome pinned app taskbar button now combines with running button.
- Fix: Resolved a Start button sizing issue.
- Fix: Resolved a window move/size issue on certain splits and padding layouts with scaling enabled.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where the "Toggle Multi-Monitor Taskbars" function wasn't re-enabling the taskbars.
- Fix: Start button no longer shows over full screen video intermittently.
- Fix: Taskbar now reloads properly after all changes.
- Fix: Resolved a CPU usage issue.
- Fix: Resolved a system lag issue related to WM_DEVICECHANGE messages.
- Fix: Cheat Engine taskbar icon now moves to the DisplayFusion taskbar.
- Fix: Scripted functions now pre-compiled on DisplayFusion startup.
- Fix: Reddit wallpaper source no longer returns a 403 error.
- Fix: Resolved a window focus issue with the update check dialog.
- Fix: Resolved an issue where scripted functions sometimes ran on the wrong window when using titlebar button.
- Fix: Titlebar buttons now hide correctly on Brave, Opera, and Edge.
- Fix: Open Chrome app windows now combine properly with their taskbar shortcut.
- Fix: KMPlayer now gets titlebar buttons.
- Fix: Resolved an issue that prevented some scripted functions from running.
- Fix: Chris TV app should now be correctly detected as full screen.
- Fix: Cinema 4D no longer crashes when DisplayFusion is running.
- Fix: Resolved an issue with logins for the Dropbox wallpaper plugin.
- Fix: Fixed a regression where the Start menu wouldn't open directly on the DF taskbar when it should (same scaling level, Start button clicked with mouse).
- Fix: Clock text now correctly changes to single line for short (less than 40px) taskbars.
Desktop monitor software utility to partition screen, select/create desired pattern, and set windows in position
